Jan 29, 2015 12:30:00

What is the surprising trick that steals the contents of an ATM in just 7 minutes?

There has been a series of robberies in various parts of the UK where ATMs are blown up and all the cash inside is stolen. Most of the members of the criminal group have already been arrested, but it took less than 10 minutes to steal cash from one ATM, and the final total damage was 794,213 pounds (about 140 million yen). It's going up.

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By 2013, ATM robberies had occurred in over 90 locations across the UK. The culprits are gang members in their 20s to 30s, and seven of the nine perpetrators have been arrested so far. The first ATM bomb robbery occurred at a Barclays Bank ATM on March 3, 2013, and 1,485 pounds (about 260,000 yen) inside was robbed.

Since then, eight similar incidents have occurred in a row. In just one month, the total damage was 183,885 pounds (about 32 million yen).

ATM bomb robberies are carried out late at night at shopping malls, etc., and in June, the total damage was 451,135 pounds (about 80 million yen). Police succeeded in arresting the perpetrators by identifying DNA from items left behind by the gang at the crime scene. However, because multiple teams were involved in the crime, the crime continued until November 26th, and the final total damage amounted to 794,213 pounds (approximately 140 million yen).

The method by which the criminals blew up the ATM is as follows.

First, insert a crowbar into the deposit/withdrawal port and pry it open.

Next, insert a gas hose into the opened port and supply oxygen and

acetylene . When aceretin mixed with oxygen is completely burned, the flame temperature reaches over 3000 degrees. Because gas cylinders are easy to obtain, it is very difficult to identify the route of acquisition, and it is difficult to leave evidence.

If gas fills the ATM and ignites it, a violent explosion will cause parts that are relatively weak, such as opening and closing parts, to come loose.

All you have to do now is take away the empty cash cassette. The perpetrators were a group of about five people, and they divided their roles into ``prying open the entrance with a crowbar,'' ``inserting the gas hose,'' ``assisting,'' ``keeping the time,'' and ``driving the car.'' It is said that he was The maximum amount of cash obtained in one crime was 250,000 pounds (about 44 million yen).

Below is a photo of the ATM that was actually blown up. Two of the criminals who carried out ATM bomb robberies across the UK are still on the run as of 2015 and are wanted. Although the technique of blowing up ATMs has never been used in the United States, it has also occurred in Australia, Brazil, and Chile.